Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-01
SUPPOSED MURDER.
Sensational Discoveries at Wichita
Supposed Murder Of Gordon
Lyman.
A Woman in the Mystery-Bald Knob.
beriSm Breaks Out at Missouri
City.
Acquittal of the Alleged Southern Kansas
Bridge Burners-Terrible Riot in
Pittsburgh.

! WICHITA, Kan, Nov. 25.-John Bansford
yesterday morning made discovery that
has thrown the whole city into excitement.
Just before he crossed Oak street bridge
over tho Little Arkansas river, he discov-
cred by the roadside q pool of blood, a
razor and jack knife covered with blood
and a brown hat also bloody, with deep
cut IN the back as II made by blunt in-
strument. Sheriff Hays, being notified,
proceeded with two deputies to investigate
matters. Besides the evidence Of the
crime above referred tn. there was found
! further down the stream purse containing
! some money and part Of gold watch
chain and u memorandum book having upon
| the back the name ''Gordon Lyman"
Within the book was found some news
paper clippings, notes and the following
| letter:
| CHICAGO. Nov. u.
MY DARLING GORDON: Received letter you
| wrote me from Kansas City, and was Just as
| glad rs always to hear from you. am so glad
| they don't know where you that 1 don't
know what to do. One has been around the
| house all the time since you went away. but
| they don't get any satisfaction. Pa gets my
| letters from you out at tbs stock yards SO that
| nobody is any wiser. The league had meet
| ing last night and they are going to have law
| yer do something so you can come back to US.
am just dead to see you for just love you
more than anybody. saw your mother last
! Sunday. She says she had been weeping for
| you and SO have 1. Everybody likes you here
and nobody believes you done it. lam true 10
| you and always will be. Will write to you
every time l get chance. Must close now.
| Think OF you all the time, always will. Be sure
and write every time you get u chance. Must
now say good bye. Your darling. NORA.
Of nd Of
vino had walked behind or ahead of it Were
found in the snow leading from place
very near where the first evidence of the
crime was found Mr.. NJ. s. Rochelle, who
lives near was asked if he remembered
seoing IA team in the grounds over night.
He said he remembered seeing a hack in
the ground and it was standing Still.
He remembered hearing pistol shots,
but thought nothing Of 1T, as both occur
rences are frequent. A 39-caliber cartridge
was picked up near the spot also. Investi-
cation continued all day. The blood has
been analysed, but Its character has been
| disputed by physicians. Nothing on any
OF the articles found give the slightest clue
| to the perpetrator of the deed or who has
been tue victim, further than his name
was likely Gordon Lyman" The general
suppositiOn is that the murderer put the
body in a sheet or blanket and carried it
off in the cab that was seen during the
night.
BALD KNOBDERISM.
Missouri CITY, Mo-, Nov 25-Last Sun
day morning about two o'clock Justice of
the Peace l.. G. Hopkins was aroused by
William Harrison, who resides five miles
below here near the Missouri river. He re-
lated story which makes 1t appear that
, he was a victim of Bald Knobber practices.
He stated that near eleven O'Clock that
night three men awakened himself and
family by knocking at the door and calling
him. He answered their call by opening
the door. They said they desired his SER
vices to row them over the river. The night
was dark and stormy, and he tried to pre-
vail upon them to delay the crossing uutil
morning, but they would not listen, so he
consented for certain sum- When short
distance from the house four more men
joined them, which caused him to suspect
something was wrong. and he started back
to the house. They threw a rope around
his neck and dragged him on over bank.
His wife heard his crles for help and she
started to them, when she was met by ono
Of the party and driven back at the point of
a pistol Harrison's hands were tied and
his coat relieved when he was given sixty
or more lashes with cowhide, cutting tho
blood from him every strike. Before de!
parting they informed him he would be al
lowed just twenty-four hours to get out Of
the vicinity, and if he remained it would be
at the peril OF death. Harrison managed to
get back to the house and proceeded to tho
home OF the officer. His clothes We're sat-
urated with blood aud matted to his back,
which was horribly laceratcd and bleed
ing. 1t is the general opinion the object
was to get possession of the land on which
Harrison resided, it being considered Gov
eminent land, as it formed an island OUR
ing q high stage of water.
ALLEGED BRIDGE BURNERS ACQUITTED
SEDAN, Kan, Nov. 25.-It Will be remen-
bered that on the night of June l, 1887, two
bridges were burned on the Southern Kan
sas Railway, near EIgin, in this (Chautau-
qua) County, by incendIaries. In the lat
ter part of October Thomas Lahey and J.
&. Lawson, of Elgin, were arrested, charged !
with the burning, and bound over to this !
term OF court. On the 18th inst. their trial !
commenced before Hon. N J. Troup, Judge, :
and a jury. The case ended on Wednesday !
when the jury rendered a verdict Of not
guilty. The State introduced number OK
witnesses to show that Lahey and Lawson /
were connected with the burning, and that !
they had made confessions Of their guilt. /
The defense was an alibi.
HooDLUMs AND ITALIANS.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. ga riot oc- |
CURED on Bedford avenue about six o'clock |
last night between the members of the |
''Owl gang" and some twenty-five Italians ,
living in the neighborhOod. The Owls
started the fight in an Italian saloon kept /
by Frank Pantilli, and almost the entire /
Italian colony came to the rescue Of their !
countrymcn. Pistols, knives and stones I
were used promiscuously. Two men were !
shot and twelve or fifteen others injured, |
but no person was killed. The rioters
made their escape before the police ar
rived.
The railroad building Of the year pro
SCENTS some interesting features So far |
6,4G2 miles Of new track have been laid in |
1857, a record never before surpassed ex-
cept in 1882 or this amount 43l miles have .
been built in Dakota. 536 miles in Nebraska,
LISA miles in Kansas, A3 miles in the In
dian Territory and GG5 miles in Texas, or
total Of 1919 miles in a comparatively mar
row belt of country, extending from Da-
kota to Texas In all the States and Ter
ritories west of the Mississippi 1864 miles
have been built, as against only 1,495 miles /
in all the States east Of the Mississippi.
1t is but natural that most Of the. new
building should be in the newer
sections of the country. The older
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